Charlow, Joseph F.

January 03, 2006

CHARLOW, Joseph F.

Joseph F. Charlow, 95, died Thursday (December 29) at Cape Coral Hospital in Florida. Born in New Britain, the son of the late Charles and the late Catherine (McCarthy) Charlow, he attended St. Mary's Parochial School, and graduated from New Britain High School in 1927. Employed at The Stanley Works in 1927 as a cost clerk, he moved to cost estimation, was chosen to install an IBM punch card machine for payroll and related systems in 1938 which eventually evolved into a larger computer installation, and retired as manager of data processing in 1972. He was a founder and past president of the Hartford Chapter of Data Processing Management Association, appointed as a member, and later chairman, of New Britain's first Zoning Board of Appeals by Mayor Thomas Meskill, a member of the first Stanley baseball team to win the championship of the New Britain Industrial League, a member of Stanley's basketball team, a member of Indian Hill Country Club for thirty-five years, a member of St. Andrew Catholic Church, and a 4th degree member of the Knights of Columbus. He married Frances Nolan in 1938, and had two sons, Major Joseph F. Charlow Jr., US Air Force, and Robert W. Charlow, all who preceded him in death. Long after the death of his first wife, he married Elizabeth MacDonald in 1966, and they lived in East Hartford until 1979 when they moved to Cape Coral. She also preceded him in death. He is survived by a sister, Catherine Andreachio of Kensington, long-time friend, Fred Elia of Old Saybrook, six grandchildren, and thirteen great-grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial was held Saturday (December 31) at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Cape Coral. A graveside service will be held Thursday (January 5) at 1 p.m. at St. Mary Cemetery, New Britain. Porter's Funeral Service (www.portersfuneral.com) in Kensington is in charge of local arrangements.